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Written Question
Social Security Benefits
Friday 6th February 2026

Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of families subject to the household benefit cap are blended families.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The information requested is not held centrally and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Postal Services: Rural Areas

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank the hon. Member for South Shropshire (Stuart Anderson) for bringing attention to this important issue. Pressure has been building on postal services for decades. In my former career in advertising, I worked on behalf of the Irish …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
4 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context
John Milne (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 51 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 392 Noes - 116
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"I visited my local court just a few days ago. In Horsham, we are lucky enough to have a sufficient number of magistrates, but we still cannot maximise throughput because of a lack of support staff. In July last year, the Justice Committee reported that shortages of support staff were …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Transport in the South-East

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Sir John. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Chichester (Jess Brown-Fuller) for securing this debate. I can vouch for everything she said about the ring road around Chichester, which I have spent more hours on than I would …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
3 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context
John Milne (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 61 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 458 Noes - 104
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 02 Feb 2026
Indefinite Leave to Remain

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. Last week, I met 30 or so members of the Hong Kong community in Horsham. These people are professionals: they are teachers, students, engineers, doctors, business owners and directors. They are in work, paying tax, buying homes, raising families …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 27 Jan 2026
UK Bus Manufacturing

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I, too, thank the hon. Member for Falkirk (Euan Stainbank) and the hon. and learned Member for North Antrim (Jim Allister) for bringing this important industry to the attention of the House.

The latest figures tell us that just …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill - View Vote Context
John Milne (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 51 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 61 Noes - 311
Division Vote (Commons)
27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill - View Vote Context
John Milne (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 53 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 378